Strict action for those vandalising statues: Rajnath Singh

— By PTI | Mar 13, 2018 08:16 pm

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Amritsar: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today warned of strict action against those found involved in vandalising statues while asserting that insult to statues of great personalities would not be tolerated.

“These days, I am seeing that there are incidents of vandalising of statues of great personalities. Indian culture does not permit this even if you do not agree with his (great personality) ideology. But permission to break anyone’s statue cannot be given in this country.

“Intolerance and violence cannot be a part of our culture,” Singh said while addressing a gathering at the Jallianwala Bagh here.

Singh said insults to statue of great personalities would never be tolerated and if any such incident came to light, strict action against those found guilty would be initiated.

Clear instructions had been issued to the authorities concerned in this regard throughout the country, he added.

During his address, the Union minister also talked about the sacrifices made by the likes of Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh in the country’s freedom struggle.

Rajnath Singh said the central government had decided to observe the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Earlier, the Union home minister paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here.